Category: Newsletter

Opening Weekend by Jessica Otten For many, pulling up to the horsemen’s gate at Northville during opening weekend was like taking a sigh of relief, the shipping three plus hours in winter weather conditions was over. Opening weekend went really Read More …

President Tom Barrett’s message: The MHHA annual banquet and awards ceremony is right around the corner. We meet on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Johnson Center, Cleary University-Livingston at 3725 Cleary Drive in Howell. The annual meeting begins at Read More …

Dear Member, President Tom Barrett’s message: As 2016 comes quickly to a close, I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your continued support and participation in our Association and our racing program – both at Read More …

Dear Member, 2016 has been a year of dramatic changes to our industry and in the Racing Law that have impacted not only the current year but also our planning with Northville Downs for 2017. The mid-year switch to a site specific funding Read More …

Legislative Update Wednesday, May 25, the House Agriculture Committee passed Senate Bill SB 504 and SB 505 to the full House of Representatives for a vote, with recommendation that it pass. SB 504 amended several existing sections of the Horse Read More …

Hello MHHA Friends: What a great annual banquet we just had! It was a wonderful gathering of horse owners, breeders, trainers, drivers and folks who just plain love the sport of harness racing. The venue was superb, and the company Read More …

Hello MHHA friends: I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season with family and friends and are looking forward to the new year. Your 2016 annual membership renewal letter will be in the mail soon. Please look for it and renew Read More …

We are happy to introduce the association management team of Larry Julian and Val Vail-Shirey. Many of us are familiar with Julian Vail, LLC as our lobbyists for the past two years. Well, they have stepped up to help the Board of Read More …

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President’s Message

Welcome to the Michigan Harness Horsemen’s Association website. Our organization has been active since 1947 and strives to serve the Standardbred horse owners, breeders, trainers and drivers of Michigan. The Board and I strive to protect the financial interests of Read More …